straight-acting

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Adjective[edit]

straight-acting (comparative more straight-acting, superlative most straight-acting)

  1. (of a gay or bisexual man (or, rarely, of a lesbian), potentially offensive) Having the appearance, mannerisms, etc., of a stereotypical heterosexual of the same gender rather than those stereotypically associated with gay men or lesbians.
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